2004 Good Friday ambush

2004 Good Friday ambush
Part of the Iraq War

Keith Matthew Maupin, a U.S. Army soldier who was captured in the attack and later executed.
DateApril 9, 2004 (2004-04-09)
Location
Result Insurgent & Mahdi Army victory
Belligerents

Mujahideen Shura
Organization of Monotheism and Jihad


Mahdi Army
Commanders and leaders
Matthew Brown  Unknown
Casualties and losses

8 killed
16 wounded
1 missing
2 captured (1 executed)

  • Total: 27 Killed and wounded
Unknown if any

The 2004 Good Friday ambush was an attack by Iraqi insurgents on April 9, 2004 during the Iraq War on a convoy of United States supply trucks during the Battle of Baghdad International Airport. It happened in the midst of the Iraq spring fighting of 2004, which saw intensified clashes throughout the country.